<\/a>\nBill and Linda Dator<\/h4>\n
Bill and Linda Dator have been actively involved with Ramapo College since 1970.\u00a0 They were instrumental in the purchase of the land and the planning of the campus.\u00a0 Bill suggested the Stephen Birch Estate as a potential site for the newest New Jersey State College.\u00a0 Since its founding in 1973, The Dator\u2019s vision and contributions have been instrumental in Ramapo\u2019s transition as the premier public liberal arts institution in New Jersey.<\/p>\n
Bill was appointed Trustee of the College in 2012 by then Governor Chris Christie.\u00a0 He served as Chair from 2017-2020. During\u00a0his service on the Board he has chaired the\u00a0Nominations & Governance Committee, Mission Fulfillment Committee, and Executive\/Judicial Committee. He also represented the\u00a0Board in our comprehensive facilities planning efforts in 2012 and 2023.<\/p>\n
Currently, Bill is a third generation real estate broker and is currently associated with the Mahwah office of Christie\u2019s International Real Estate Services, LLC.\u00a0 He is also a state certified real estate appraiser, Vice Chairman of the Mahwah Board of Adjustment and an active member of the Mahwah Office of Emergency Management. Bill was formerly Chairman of the Northwest Bergen Utilities Authority and past President of the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce. He served as Director of Independence Bank and Commerce Bank North.\u00a0 He is a graduate of Monmouth University and studied real estate at the University of Indiana, The University of Connecticut and The University of San Francisco Law School.<\/p>\n
Linda Dator is a realtor with Christie\u2019s International Real Estate Services, LLC, specializing on historical homes.\u00a0 She has been a member of the NJAR Distinguished Sales Club and its Circle of Excellence for 25 consecutive years.\u00a0 Linda is the founder and organizer of the Mahwah Day Celebration, past Vice President of the Mahwah Regional Chamber of Commerce and former member of the New Jersey Historical Commission.\u00a0 She graduated from Trenton State College (now College of New Jersey) and earned professional certifications from Philadelphia College of Art, the New York School of Interior Design and the Graduate Realtor Institute. Linda has been a member of the Ramapo College Foundation Board of Governors since 1992 and serves on the Distinguished Gala, the Golf and the Havemeyer Edible Garden Committees.<\/p>\n
The Dator\u2019s are lifelong residents of Mahwah and are both Trustees of the Mahwah Museum.\u00a0 Bill was the Founding Chair of the Friends of Ramapo.\u00a0 They have three children and five grandchildren.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2025 Distinguished Citizens Gala Mario H. Afram P\u201921 Kelvin O. Crumby \u201911 Bill and Linda Dator Saturday, March 8, 2025 Rockleigh Country Club Rockleigh, New Jersey Mario H. Afram P\u201921 Mario H. Afram is a distinguished Private Wealth Financial Advisor, Managing Director, Senior\u00a0PIM Portfolio Manager and Sports and Entertainment Accredited Wealth Management Advisor with Wells […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":7,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1483","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"\n
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